how to run multiple batch files in serial, in windows command line environment

Question

I have a batch file,

bat1.bat bat2.bat 

but it stops at the end of bat1

any clues?

Answer 1

Use call:

call bat1.cmd call bat2.cmd 

By default, when you just run a batch file from another one controll will not pass back to the calling one. That's why you need to use call.

Basically, if you have a batch like this:

@echo off echo Foo batch2.cmd echo Bar 

then it will only output

Foo 

If you write it like

@echo off echo Foo call batch2.cmd echo Bar 

however, it will output

Foo Bar 

because after batch2 terminates, program control is passed back to your original batch file.